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Hack 27 GAPISA standalone Google search application for Windows.A lot of the hacks in this book have been either browser-based or somehow integrated into otherapplications. There haven't been too many standalone applications built to take advantage ofGoogle's search capacity. GAPIS (Google API Searching in an Application) is a small standaloneapplication that performs Google searches on its own (and it can also be set to browser searching).GAPIS (http://www.searchenginelab.com/common/products/gapis/) is available for free downloadeither as an application executable, complete with uninstaller, or as an plain executable file withno uninstaller. GAPIS runs only under Windows 95 or later. Because it uses the Google Web API,you'll need your own Google API developer's key to run your queries.The GAPIS interface is very simple, providing a basic window for searching and another screenfor options.There's a field to enter your developer's key alongside the query box. A pulldown box allows youto access previous queries. You have two viewing options: regular mode, which providesinformation about search results that you'd usually see from a Google search, and spreadsheetmode, which provides information in a table format like you'd see in a spreadsheet. Figure 1-19illustrates the GAPIS interface.Figure 1-19. The GAPIS interface27.1 OptionsThe Options screen allows you to set several search parameters, including SafeSearch filtering,filtering similar results, and the maximum number of results returned. (GAPIS will return up to 30results.) Figure 1-20 shows the Options page.Figure 1-20. The GAPIS Options page